Hi everyone it's 4 o'clock in New York on a very busy day of news including

likely the one and only vice presidential debate it's set to start in a few hours

it's likely to be the last side-by-side

contrast between the two presidential campaigns that voters will see

before election day in November. You'll be able to watch it with all of us right

here on MS NBC later tonight.

But we begin with the breaking news out of the Middle East, the entire region now bracing

for what might happen next after Iran fired a massive barrage of missiles 180 of them according to

officials towards Iran towards Israel and all clear has been given but for

hours millions of people were in a state of lockdown

air raid sirens sounding all across the country.

Mityo here shows Israel's Iron Dome defense system intercepting the rockets from Iran.

According to a spokesperson for the Israeli military, there are no indications of any casualties from the airstrikes at this time.

Here's what Pentagon Press Secretary, Major General Pat Ryder, had to say about the attack.

It's about twice as large in terms of the number of ballistic missiles that they

launched from the last. You know look you don't launch that many missiles at a

target without the intent of hitting something.

So absolutely, just like the last time their intent is to cause destruction.

Iran says it was to cause destruction.

Iran says it was in retaliation for the assassinations of the leaders of Hezbollah

and Hamas in recent weeks and as Israeli air defenses were fending off the missile attack, a shooting on the ground in

Tel Aviv has left eight people dead and nine people wounded.

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